New York - Reigning world champion Tyson Gay ran the third-fastest time ever in the 200 meters winning in 19.58 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix on Saturday.

The only faster times are Usain Bolt's world record last year of 19.30 and Michael Johnson's 19.32 in 1996.

It was in the 200m at last year's U.S. Olympic trials that Gay hurt his hamstring. He didn't win a medal at the Beijing Games after coming in as the world champion in the 100m and 200m.

"It was a goal to run 19.5, but it wasn't a goal to run it this early," Gay said. "It does a lot for my confidence."

Gay's previous personal best was 19.62 seconds in 2007. He blew away a strong field, beating second-place finisher Wallace Spearmon by 0.4 seconds.

"That's Tyson," said 2004 Olympic 400 champion Jeremy Wariner, who entered the 200m to work on his speed and finished fourth.

American Mike Rodgers was the surprise winner in the men's 100m. Former world-record holder Asafa Powell was seventh.

"I'm disappointed today, but it's going to get better," Powell said.

Rodgers considered quitting two years ago because of a lack of sponsorship. He won a U.S. indoor title in the 60 meters in 2008. But this is by far his biggest outdoor victory.

Carmelita Jeter of the United States beat a tough field in the women's 100 as she tries to bounce back from a rough 2008. Jeter won bronze at the 2007 world championships but didn't come close to qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team last year.

American Muna Lee, who finished in the top five in the 100m and 200m in Beijing, was second. Olympic 200m champ Veronica Campbell-Brown was third.

"Last year I was relaxed. I wasn't as aggressive as in '07 and I paid the price," Jeter said. "That won't ever happen again."

Lauryn Williams, the 2005 world champion in the 100, won the women's 200 to complete an American sweep of the sprints.

Reigning Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt won the men's 400. He said he wasn't concerned about Usain Bolt potentially joining him in the 400 in the future.

"We're going to go at it, and the best man is going to win," Merritt said.

Allyson Felix won the women's 400. The two-time world champion in the 200 wanted to work on her endurance. She's not sure if the 400 could replace the 100 as her second race.

"It's possible," she said. "I know I have the potential in it. I need to see how it goes."

Proving how she's not completely comfortable in the 400 yet, Felix then had to crouch down - she felt lightheaded after running the longer distance.

Micah Kogo of Kenya, the Olympic bronze medallist in the 10,000m, won a close finish in the men's 5,000 with the fastest time ever run on American soil. His mark of 13 minutes, 2.9 seconds was 0.16 seconds better than American Bernard Lagat, the reigning world champ in the event.

Bershawn Jackson, the 2005 world champion, won the men's 400m hurdles. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Angelo Taylor was fifth.

U.S. Olympian Leonel Manzano won the men's 1,500m.